Here’s our close-up look at which agencies came on top in their respective countries and regions at the 2022 awards.
In 2022 the Epica Awards received 3099 entries, a slight drop on last year explained by the absence of Russian agencies, which were banned from entering. The highest number of entries came from North America (400) followed by Ukraine (396), Germany (276), and France (158). There was an increase in entries from Asia, notably Thailand, China and India. In terms of networks, McCann, Publicis and Accenture were particularly well represented, but independent entrants are ever more in the majority, making up over 55% of total entries this season.
In terms of results, Germany was top in the country rankings with 61 awarded projects including 2 Grand Prix and 10 Golds, followed by Canada with 45 awarded projects including one Grand Prix and 5 Golds. Completing the top five were the US with 19 prizes, the UK and Norway.
GLOBAL INSIGHTS
NETWORK OF THE YEAR
McCann Worldgroup
with one Grand Prix, seven Golds, eleven Silvers and ten Bronzes
Top networks:
1. McCann Worldgroup
2. Publicis
3. Wunderman Thompson
AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Rethink
with one Grand Prix, two Golds, eight Silvers and four Bronzes
Top agencies:
1. Rethink
2. Try
3. Scholz & Friends
MOST AWARDED ENTRANTS BY REGION
UNITED STATES
McCann NY
with one Grand Prix, two Golds, and one Silver
Top winners:
1. McCann NY
2. Commonwealth // McCann
3. Wunderman Thompson Minneapolis
UNITED KINGDOM
Riff Raff Films
with two Golds, and one Silver
Top winners:
1. Riff Raff Films
2. The Mill
3. McCann London
CANADA
Rethink
with one Grand Prix, two Golds, eight Silvers and four Bronzes
Top winners:
1. Rethink
2. DonerNorth
3. Leo Burnett
FRANCE
Dentsu Creative
with two Golds and two bronzes
Top winners:
1. Dentsu Creative
2. HEREZIE
3. M.NSTR. Paris
GERMANY
Scholz & Friends
with one Grand Prix, three Golds, and one Silver
Top winners:
1. Scholz & Friends
2. Leo Burnett Germany
3. Jung von Matt AG
NETHERLANDS
Media Monks
with one Silver, and three Bronzes
Top winners:
1. Media Monks
2. Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam
3. Dawn | 180 Amsterdam
BELGIUM
Wunderman Thompson
with one Silver and two Bronzes
Top winners:
1. Wunderman Thompson
2. LDV United
3. Publicis Groupe Belgium
ITALY
Armando Testa
with one Silver and one Bronze
Top winners:
1. Armando Testa
2. The 6th
3. AKQA srl | DDB
SCANDINAVIA
TRY
with one Grand Prix, two Golds, one SIlver, and four Bronzes
Top winners:
1. TRY
2. TV 2 CREATIVE
3. Morgenstern AS
LATIN AMERICA
Mirum Agency
with one Grand Prix, one Gold, and one Silver
Top winners:
1. Mirum Agency
2. Wunderman Thompson Peru
3. MRM Santiago
ASIA
Leo Burnett India
with one Grand Prix, one Gold, and one Bronze
Top winners:
1. Leo Burnett India
2. TBWA\HAKUHODO Inc.
3. BBDO India
MIDDLE EAST
Impact BBDO
with one Gold
Top winners:
1. Impact BBDO
2. Advantage Marketing & Advertising
3. Keko FZ-LLC
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
Bickerstaff.658
with one Gold and one Bronze
Top winners:
1. Bickerstaff.658
2. VMLY&R Romania
3. Effectivity s.r.o.